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Birds
Eye View Film Festival 8-14th March 2007
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES
"World
cinema from the hearts and souls of women. Cutting edge, urgent,
now." - Bonnie Greer
Documentaries
ain't half hot these days. We seem to love watching what's Real
- learning from the lives of others, sinking into stories that we
will never experience first hand. These are windows into other people's
worlds: whether it's an inspirational story of hip hop artists questioning
artistic freedom in Castro's Cuba, the journey of an Iranian transexual
adopting the veil, a beautiful insight into a community of people
with learning disabilities, the story of the Dixie Chicks anti-Bush
controversy, or an exploration of the cost of democracy for women
in India - you'll find something unforgettable here...
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DOCS
1: Invisible
[Roz Mortimer, UK, 63']
+ Flow [Ewa Cederstam and Asa Marie Bengtsson, Sweden, 12']
Friday 9th March
ICA
CINEMA 2: 6.30PM
+
directors Q&A
Stunning portrait of Inuit life that questions how we live
in the world today.
For
more information, click here |
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ACTIONAID
DOC: House of Smoke
[Camila Villate, Columbia, Myriam Ortega,Luz Adriana Duque,
52']
Saturday 10th March
ICA
CINEMA 2: 6.30PM
Powerful documentary on the charcoal-making families in the
slums of Colombia.
For
more information, click here
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FILM:
Shut Up and Sing: Dixie Chicks
[Barbara Kopple & Cecilia Peck, US, 93']
Saturday 10th March
ICA
CINEMA 1:9.00PM
Two times Oscar© winner Barbara Kopple follow the Dixie
Chicks in the wake of Natalie Maines' anti-Bush statement,
with co-director Cecilia Peck.
For more information, click here
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DOCS
2: The Genocide in Me
[Araz Artinian, Canada, 52']
Plus director Q&A tbc
Sunday 11th March
ICA
CINEMA 2: 12.00PM
This angry, tender and funny film deals with the legacy of
genocide and displacement from a very personal veiwpoint.
A fascintating insight into recent Armenian history.
For
more information, click here
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UK
DOCS: Sons & Soldiers, Specky, Mirroring Cure Dead Letter
Detectives
Sunday 11th March
ICA
CINEMA 1: 2.00PM
A selection of enthralling docs from UK women including tales
of sons going to war, the inside story of misaddressed post
and an architect’s loss of balance.
For
more information, click here |
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DOCS
3: Penumbra
[Gwynne Mcelveen, Republic of Ireland 60']
Plus director Q&A
Sunday 11th March
ICA
CINEMA 2: 2PM
Director Gwynne McElveen's fascinating account of her correspondence
with artist and death row prisoner Jim.
For
more information, click here |
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DOCS 4: The Birthday
[Daisy Mohr and Negin Kianfar, 82']
Sunday 11th March ICA CINEMA 2: 8.30PM
Following a young Iranian male-to-female transsexual through
the operation process and subsequent adoption of the veil.
For
more information, click here |
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DOCS
5: We're Normally Different
[Susanne Engels, Netherlands, 67'] [Anne-Claire Pilley, UK,
23']
Monday 12th March
ICA
CINEMA 2: 6.00PM
Cinematically beautiful telling of the lives and loves of
four men and women with learning difficulties.
For
more information, click here |
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FILM:
East of Havana
[Jauretsi Saizarbitoria & Emelia Menocal, US, 82']
Plus director Q&A
Monday 12th March
ICA
CINEMA 1: 8.30PM
An inspiring film tracking the bubbling hip-hop culture in
Cuba, East of Havana highlights the question of artistic freedom
under Castro's regime.
For more information, click here
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ACTIONAID
DOC: Six Yards to Democracy
[Nishtha Jain and Smriti Nevatia, India, 55']
Plus directors Q&A tbc
Tuesday 13th March
ICA
CINEMA 1: 6.30PM
When a politician distributes free saris, hoping to secure
women's votes, disaster ensues and a gruesome stampede causes
the deaths of 22 women. This beautifully short documentary
explores the cost of democracy.
For
more information, click here |
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